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Biden names second lesbian judge to federal appeals bench

President Biden has named a second lesbian judge to the Second Circuit federal appeals court bench: Alison Nathan of Manhattan.

Obama nominating record number of openly gay federal judges

President Obama nominated Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro November 27 to a federal district court seat in Philadelphia, bringing to eight the number of openly gay people he has nominated for the federal bench. While Judge Quiñones declined to make any

Senate confirms lesbian court nominee

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday (October 13) to confirm the nomination of lesbian attorney Alison Nathan to serve as a federal district court judge. The roll call vote was 48 to 44, thus securing Nathan’s appointment to the U.S. District Court

GOP: lesbian would be ‘activist judge’

U.S. Senator Tom Coburn says lesbian federal court nominee Alison Nathan sounds like an "activist judge" to him, but he’s voting against her, he says, because she has lacks "substantial litigation experience."

Grassley hints at trouble ahead for lesbian judicial nominee

There was a hint of trouble ahead for the nomination of lesbian attorney Alison Nathan to the U.S. District Court for Southern New York.

Committee vote on lesbian court nominee on hold for at least a week

Republicans on the U.S. Judiciary Committee on Thursday asked to hold over the nominations of openly gay federal court nominee Alison Nathan and three other court nominees until next week.

Grassley grills lesbian nominee for federal court

Lesbian judicial nominee Alison Nathan told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that, despite her relative youth and inexperience, she thinks she is well qualified to be a U.S. District Court judge.

Grassley grills lesbian nominee for federal court

Lesbian judicial nominee Alison Nathan told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that, despite her relative youth and inexperience, she thinks she is well qualified to be a U.S. District Court judge.

Lesbian judicial nominee gets confirmation hearing Wednesday

Lesbian federal court nominee Alison Nathan will have her confirmation hearing Wednesday, June 8. President Obama nominated Nathan March 31 to a seat on the U.S. District Court for Southern New York, which covers Manhattan.

Senate committee advances one gay court nominee

The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, April 7, voted unanimously by voice vote to recommend to the full Senate the nomination of openly gay attorney Paul Oetken to a seat on the U.S. District Court for Southern New York.